Mastering AI Code Assistants - Cursor Handling

Accepting Suggestions

Inline (Ghost Text): Press the Tab key to accept the entire greyed-out suggestion.

Partial (Inline): Press Cmd+→ (Mac) or Ctrl+→ (Win/Lin) to accept only the *next word* of the inline suggestion.

Cmd+K / Chat Generated: Click the "Apply" or "Accept" button usually presented with the generated code block.

Rejecting Suggestions

Inline (Ghost Text): Press the Esc key, or simply keep typing your own code to ignore the suggestion.

Cmd+K / Chat Generated: Click "Discard" or press Cmd+Backspace (Mac) or Ctrl+Backspace (Win/Lin) to dismiss the suggestion.

Best Practices

• Review Before Accepting: Always scan through suggestions to ensure they match your intent and follow your code's style/approach.
• Keep Context Clear: The more organized and well-commented your code is, the better the suggestions will be.
• Iterate When Needed: If the first suggestion isn't quite right, try modifying your prompt or adding more specific details.
• Use @-references: Reference specific files or folders (using @filepath) in your prompts for more contextually aware suggestions.
• Keyboard Efficiency: Master the keyboard shortcuts (Tab, Esc, Cmd/Ctrl+Enter, etc.) to quickly handle suggestions.